Referral for Mediation

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  6. Referral for Mediation

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  1. At any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court may refer a case to mediation.
  2. When referring a case to mediation, the court shall take into consideration the guidelines from the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution for mediating cases involving domestic violence or family violence.
  3. A referral order shall recite that while the parties shall attend a scheduled mediation session and shall attempt to mediate in good faith, such parties shall not be required to reach an agreement.
  4. Victims in a delinquency case referred to mediation may attend and participate in such mediation, but shall not be required to do so as a condition of such case being heard by the juvenile court.

(Code 1981, §15-11-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)

Cross references.

- Georgia Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, § 15-23-1 et seq.

Law reviews.

- For comment, "Victim Offender Mediation: When Divergent Paths and Destroyed Lives Come Together for Healing," see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 577 (2016).


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